South Dakota 28th State to Say NO to BDS

South Dakota State Capitol building in Pierre, South Dakota (PIERRE, South Dakota, January 14, 2020) —  StandWithUs applauds South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for signing an executive order prohibiting state offices, agencies, commissions, and departments from contracting with companies that engage in boycotts against Israel. The Executive Order is meant to protect taxpayer funds and […]

Warning! Nazi Narratives Continue to Threaten Hindus and Jews

World Hindu News Souptik Mukherjee 1/12/2020 Hitler stole the ancient Hindu symbol of the Swastika, which for thousands of years had been used as a representation of good fortune and well-being, and corrupted it to represent racism and the ultimate of evil. He convoluted the Hindu concept of Arya, which means a righteous person who […]

Like We Have Never Seen Before in Our Lifetime

Times of Israel JAN 10, 2020 By Dr. Eric Lankin Photo from the antisemitic attack in Monsey, Hanukkah 2019 Many of us are terribly distressed by the targeting of Jews in an epidemic of antisemitic incidents world-wide. To witness the United States, the land where I was born and in whose military I served,  experiencing […]

Department of Education to Investigate StandWithUs Complaint Against UCLA

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 1/9/2020 The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Jan. 3 that it is investigating a StandWithUs complaint that UCLA improperly handled allegations of anti-Semitism. The StandWithUs complaint, which was filed in October on behalf of student Shayna Lavi, focuses on a May incident when San Francisco State […]

US Ed. Dept investigating UCLA over anti-Zionist SJP conference on campus

Jerusalem Post Jeremy Sharon 1/9/2020 The US Department of Education has opened an investigation into the University of California Los Angeles for possible discrimination against Jews as a group, for having hosted a national conference of the anti-Zionist Students for Justice in Palestine organization on its campus in November 2018. The Zachor Legal Institute submitted […]

Trump order could bolster anti-Semitism complaint involving S.F. State professor

J the Jewish News of Northern California Gabe Stutman January 8, 2020 President Trump’s executive order on combating anti-Semitism, signed last month, could strengthen a Jewish student’s case against UCLA alleging anti-Semitic discrimination, according to Carly Gammill, a lawyer who helped file the complaint. StandWithUs, a pro-Israel advocacy group, filed the 17-page letter with the […]

US Education Department investigating UCLA over anti-Semitism complaint

JNS/Jewish News Syndicate January 6, 2020 The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified StandWithUs (SWU) on Friday that it has accepted its complaint alleging that UCLA violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and has opened the matter for full investigation on the merits. SWU alleged that the […]

DOE investigating UCLA for anti-Semitism

Campus Reform Arik Schneider 1/7/2020 The DOE has opened an investigation into the University of California-Los Angeles after a pro-Israel group said that the school fails to protect its Jewish students from discrimination. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notified non-profit education organization StandWithUs that it accepted a complaint alleging that […]

Canada’s Recent, Though Rare, Vote Against Israel at UN Sparks Concern in Jewish Circles

Jewish News Syndicate January 3, 2020 BY  SHIRYN GHERMEZIAN The government could have expressed support for a two-state solution in ways that “would have been more effective and avoided adding credibility to the distorted, anti-Israel narrative that adversaries seek to advance within the U.N.,” said Shimon Fogel of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. […]

OCR Responds to SWU and Zachor Legal Institute Title VI Filings Against UCLA 1-3-20

UCLA sign on the University of California, Los Angeles (Photo: Michael Gordon / Shutterstock.com) (Los Angeles, CA, January 6, 2020)  — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has notified StandWithUs and Zachor Legal Institute on January 3rd that it has accepted each of their respective complaints alleging that UCLA violated Title VI of […]

Peace through sports? Qatar to let Israelis in for 2022 World Cup

Israel Hayom By  Dan Lavie December 31, 2019 As Gulf state prepares to host largest sporting event, senior official says: “We do not mix sport and politics, but we would hope that Palestinians are able to make it too.” EURO 2020 qualifing round, Poland – Israel. (Photo: MediaPictures.pl / Shutterstock.com) Israelis will be able to […]

Qatar World Cup official to ESPN: Israelis can attend the 2022 tournament

Jerusalem Post By ZACHARY KEYSER DECEMBER 31, 2019 Lusail stadium – a modern indoor sports arena in Lusail. Qatar, Middle East (Photo: Philip Lange / Shutterstock.com) Qatar’s Hassan al-Thawadi, secretary-general of the Supreme Committee for the Qatar World Cup in 2022 , stated in an interview with ESPN earlier this week that Israelis will be […]

Jewish Groups React to Monsey Stabbings

Jewish Journal BY AARON BANDLER DEC 30, 2019 Jewish groups have expressed shock and horror over the stabbings that occurred at a rabbi’s house in the New York City suburb of Monsey, N.Y., on the evening of Dec. 28. The attack occurred at Chabad of Suffern Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg’s home as he was lighting the […]

StandWithUs Cautiously Welcomes Qatar Comments on Welcoming Israelis to the 2022 Soccer World Cup

Jerusalem – December 30, 2019 StandWithUs, the international Israel educational organization,  cautiously welcomes comments by Hassan al Thawadi, the secretary general of the Supreme Committee for the Qatar 2022 Soccer World Cup. Sports network ESPN conducted an interview with al Thawadi, and in response to being questioned about Israelis being able to attend the World […]

Statement on the Antisemitic Attack in Monsey, NY

(Monsey, NY – December 29, 2019) — StandWithUs sends love, prayers, and strength to the victims of Saturday night’s horrific attempted murder of Jews celebrating Chanukah. We congratulate the NYPD for capturing the perpetrator of this barbaric stabbing attack. The latest in a string of hate crimes against Jews, this assault is yet another urgent […]

Shabbat Across LA, Gap Year Fair, Holocaust Film

Jewish Journal Ryan Torok 12/18/2019 From left: StandWithUs (SWU) COO Jerry Rothstein; SWU CEO Roz Rothstein; “Shepherd” star August Maturo; writer-director-producer Lynn Roth and Carly Gammill, director of the SWU Center for Combating Anti-Semitism. Photo by Jonah Light Photogrphy The Pro-Israel organization StandWithUs held a Nov. 26 screening of the celebrated 2019 Holocaust era-set film […]

Trump Condemns Jersey City Shooting, Signs Executive Order on College Anti-Semitism

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler 12/11/2019 During a Dec. 11 Hanukkah reception at the White House, President Donald Trump condemned the Dec. 10 Jersey City, N.J., shooting and signed an executive order addressing anti-Semitism on college campuses. Trump called the Jersey City assailants evil and praised the valor of the police officer, Det. Joseph Seals, who […]

Anti-Semitism on Southern universities discussed in Boca Raton

South Florida Sun Sentinel Sergio Carmona December 20, 2019 From left, Talia Lerner, Hussein Aboubakr, TM Garret and Carly Gammill at the StandWithUs event, “New Anti-Semitism meets Old: Southern Jews, Southern Universities,” in Boca Raton. (Alec Mandell/Courtesy) StandWithUs/Southeast recently presented a program in Boca Raton that raised awareness about anti-Semitism and anti-Israel actions on Southern […]